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EVs aren't popular in the US due to the Republicans being beholden to oil and gas interests and the Democrats to unions. The grid was just an excuse.

Both sides! We need to make up democrats against EV, because conservatives are!

One side being worse isn't an excuse for the other being bad.

Regarding EVs, the US started to fall behind in 2019, and the gap has only continued to widen, regardless of administration:

Electric buses should be a no-brainer, yet New York comes last among US states in a recent market survey: